backlands

noun

Definition of backlandsnext
plural of backland
as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country they purposely vacationed in the backlands to get away from people

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlands
  1. countryside
  2. bush
  3. hinterland
  4. country
  5. backwater
  6. frontier
  7. outback
Noun
  • Overly precocious George jumps from the train to the countryside and, in true Dickensian fashion, encounters some helpful people as well as some unsavory types on his treacherous trek back home.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Newsweek previously reported that this breed has historically been used for hunting hares in the Spanish countryside.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of countryside
Noun
  • For Virginian Heather Bien, that meant capturing her vacation rental’s bountiful rose bushes and its perch above the river below.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In her work at the cemetery, which has become overgrown with thorn bushes and weeds, Hanson has reportedly uncovered approximately 100 gravesites.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of bush
Noun
  • The artist was known for creating sculptures, often using leather and tree branches, to be exhibited for the benefit of a community living in the stark, desert-like conditions of the Bahia hinterlands.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Jeremy Strong has ignited Oscar chat with his performance in The Apprentice as Roy Cohn, Donald Trump’s mentor and lawyer during his hinterland as a property developer in Manhattan, but he’s revealed that every studio initially passed on the project.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of hinterland
Noun
  • The virus’ spread prompted the World Health Organization in August to declare a public health emergency of international concern, particularly as the virus spread to several other neighboring countries in Africa.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Make plans to see people from other countries or different backgrounds.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of country
Noun
  • The remote lifestyle may not be for everyone —living on the backwaters comes with fewer conveniences.
    Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The serene backwater adjacent to the mounds is connected to the Mississippi River's main channel by Johnson Slough.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of backwater
Noun
  • For the 29th year, GQ’s annual Men of the Year is giving it up to bold boundary breakers, the men and women who pushed culture into new frontiers in 2024—on their own terms.
    GQ, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20 years ago as part of its efforts to expand into new frontiers.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of frontier
Noun
  • When the idea was initially conceived, under a full moon in Australia’s outback, the pair had planned to meet and get married in the middle.
    Stephy Chung, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of outback
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